Should I Buy a LARGE TV or a Projector for Home Theater? Which is BETTER?

Ultra Short Throw Projectors

Ways You Can Support:

Follow Us:

____

Disclaimer: Affiliate Links are used in the description of this video. I earn from qualifying purchases.

Valencia Bespoke Series Theater Seats:

Valencia Cinema Series Theater Seats:

Valencia Premier Series Theater Seats:

____

BasX Amplifiers

More Emotiva Amps:

Emotiva Processors:

_____

My 7.2.4 Dedicated Home Theater System:

Speakers:

Video:
PS5

Audio:

Theater Seating:

Lighting:

Misc:

_____

My Home Theater Photos & Videos:

[Youthman]

More Ultra Short Throw Projectors:





Ways You Can Support:

Follow Us:

[nhernan]

Have loved your videos for the past year. I have to go back further and catch the other ones
I've been in a wheelchair after a car accident several years ago, but I've always been an audio/video enthusiast. I was 17yrs old when I was injured and about to possibly get drafted via baseball. It was devastating but my love for movies and tech kept me going. Here I am in my 50's and still loving home theater.
I go back to the days when we had laserdiscs and Runco projectors were the high end projectors.
I'm finally selling my Sony vpl55es front throw projector I've had for the last 5yrs . I have a 120 inch vutec screen and a Denon x4200w 4k Dolby Atmos AVR receiver powering my Klipsch premier 7.2.4 speakers. 4 are in the ceiling for the Atmos.
I'm getting a 130 inch screen and I'm finally going laser after JVC came out with the NZ-7 . I'm going to keep my excellent Klipsch speakers and power them with the Marantz sr-8015 thanks to watching some of your videos. I was thinking about the new Epson LS 12000 laser but I've heard the black levels on the new JVC are finally there. I have an LGC1 77 OLED upstairs for the first time which I use for my gaming (Xbox series X) and I love the black levels.
In the past, I had an Aunt who I got to buy a projector for her house and she loved her little home theater. Unfortunately, she succumbed to cancer this past January. She was a great Aunt and she left behind some money for me to even think about buying a true high end projector. I'm going to dedicate my theater to her. My girlfriend is creating a collage of all the movies my nieces and nephews enjoyed watching with her. We'll have some sort of poster with small sections of each
I love how down to Earth you are and the amount of knowledge you have when it comes to the incredible equipment that's out now. There's never been a better time to be a home theater enthusiast!
My room is only about 12x25 with 7 1/2 lowered ceiling but I'm doing the best I can as this will probably be my last hurrah. 😀😀😀😀
I love your home theater tour and keep the great YouTube videos coming. What I'm trying to do is get one of the 6 terabyte kaleidescope systems at a discount. That would be incredible!!!
I hope I'll have everything up and running by the end of April!!!!

Nick

[erickessler]

Amen Brother! When we built our dedicated theater room, 2016 & no windows, with the 120" screen ... it totally changed our joy in watching movies. It's not a crazy expensive theater. Our projector was only the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5030UB projector, about $2k. I thought I'd love the room but my wife completely puts me to shame... she is crazy about it. 😀

[cableguydan]

I’m with you, Michael. Whilst I enjoy my LG OLED in the lounge (for day to day tv), I prefer the projector for a more “cinematic” experience. Not only is the projected image bigger, the projected image ‘feels like cinema’ to me. 🤩

[poserwanabe]

I'm an installer, I get asked that all the time, for the most part bigger is always better. No one has ever asked me to downsize, on the other hand I've replaced MANY working panels with larger screens 😁
Sorry forgot to say NICE JOB YOOTMAN !!!

[CharloBagis]

My room is narrow and has a lot of light, for that reason 3 years ago I got a 65" Panasonic Oled TV, the quality of the image is mind-blowing, I'm still amazed to this day. I don't know if getting a projector will do the job for me now, l hate going at the cinema now because the image looks inferior, there is no comparison when it comes to colours and black levels. Obviously that is just my 2 cents.

[brucecarter]

Simple. Dedicated light controlled room - projector. Every other situation - large OLED tv.

[marci.]

In a small room, I repurposed a 6-foot closet to be the media center - removed the closet doors and put an 82-inch Samsung QLED TV ($1, 000 from Costco) on a highboy TV stand inside the closet, and paired it with Yamaha YHT-4950U 5.1 surround system. Built a riser and home-made theater curtains, and painted the room dark grey, so the entire set-up was less than $3K, plus whatever theater seating you want to get. Fairly low-end for sure, but no in-wall or visible wiring. We like it.

[peppersmith]

Yupper, Go with the screen. But remember Spend Ur Money. What u can afford and upgrade later... Cause i love mines and u will love yours.. Stay Safe, Be Safe!!!

[michaelbradley]

It all depends on the size of the room. A 75" TV in a smaller room is ideal. Projectors are usually dimmer and do not deliver the contrast or sharpness of a large screen TV. The brightness often makes up for the size differential and give enough immersion. I sit 6-8ft away from my 75" and it is ideal for movies and sports. Sound is more important that most people think. A soundbar is only of use if you are desperate and have an obnoxiously controlling spouse. Even a good 2 channel system with decent size floor speakers is often preferred over the best soundbars. The illusion of multichannel sound bars is exactly that, a complete illusion.

[styner]

The answer is easy, if you don't room for a projector...buy a bigger house.

[oliphauntsneverlie]

Currently, regardless of size, watching a TV still feels like watching a TV. But for some people in some situations that is enough. Having several large screen TV's and a projector in a dedicated theater, gives us the both of best worlds. If and when they can make TV's that have a (much) more cinematic feel then there will always be a projector in our house. And for those who say just sit closer to a large TV screen and it will give you the same experience I say no, no it won't.

[ConsoleGamer]

I just recently purchased the Samsung Premiere LSP7T Ultra short throw projector and i replaced my 75 inch TV with a 120 inch screen and i gotta tell you its the best movie i ever made.
I have been watching a movie almost every night on it with a massive smile on my face and am enjoying this upgrade so much.

[MrMadskillz]

I was back and forth on this for a while but ended up going the ust projector route for the new house/living room setup. Months of research later, I went with the Hisense Px1-Pro, will be delivered in a few days. Super excited. Now on to the screen. Wife wants a floor rising motorized screen where as I want a permanent screen so I can go larger than 120".

[Deadite]

It all depends on how serious you are about home theater. Unless you have a dedicated room projectors are to some of us it is worth it. I currently have to deal with watching movies in a living room in an open house layout. I worked around it with getting some nice blackout drapes, mounting the projector to the ceiling in an area that wasn't a huge eye-sore, then installing an electric pulldown screen that divides off the room for when we watch movies. My only main gripe about my current setup is I have to keep my left channel tower speaker on sliders and move it across the room each time we want to watch a movie. It is a bit annoying, but hey at least I get to have a home theater setup in a house that isn't big enough for a dedicated room. Pros and cons, but to me it is worth it and our family loves watching movies together. I love my sound system as much as any other guy, but without that big immersive screen it's just not the same to me.

[donh.]

I’m in the same situation and I’m leaning more towards an 85 inch TV. Projectors in my price range can’t compete with TV picture quality especially in 4k hdr. And honestly even though it’s a dedicated room I don’t want be in the dark all the time to get a descent picture. Plus the fan noise was a bit distracting on the two ust projectors I tested.

[twoknife]

I am a point where both options make sense. I am mostly limited by room height at 230cm / 7 ft 6 inches. The maximum screen size I can reasonably fit is 120 inches. The whole house has automated blinds. So I can control the light and it mostly depends on paint/furniture color. I can get a TCL 98" QLED TV for about $5000. A UST plus screen or Epson LS12000 falls into the same category. My maximum possible width would be about 125-130 inches 16:9, but 120 would be better for sound.

[LawlessRaafay]

I'm going for a 120' projector. I opted out from an Oled TV.

[Emily-jipj]

Hi there - need some help/hint. We're building the basement and made a 13 by 17 feet room with "no windows". With that, I start from scratch with "big TV or projector or laser projector" big questions. I'm just lost with that question. The 120'' screen is really nice. You can get that with both type of projector - but its my first time doing this, so I don't know enough to know that I don't know. what's your view ?

[computerenthusiast]

I have a small room with big windows so I went with 65” a 4k LED TV that I purchased at Costco for $599 on sale.